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bionic crop harvesting   

One of the problems horticulture has with seasonal recruitment is that the thought of physically demanding "stoop work" puts off many of our young people. Yet the pool of migrant labour is drying up thanks to a weak pound and opportunities back home.

Could the answer be: exoskeletons?

 

Published Jan 14 2009, 05:11 AM by Gavin McEwan

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Stewart Harding January 14, 2009

Interesting.  Can you get these for domestic and marriage obligations?

Gavin McEwan January 16, 2009

Stewart,

Not all - for some marriage obligations, you're on your own :-)

Planted Questions March 13, 2009

Remember the horticultural exoskeletons ? This is slightly less wacky - a robot tomato plant tender that

 

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